Campers at UK Coals Huntington Lane SMS are appealing for urgent support to defend the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

We’ve just received word in the last few minutes that representatives of UK Coal have visited the camp this afternoon, enquiring after our ‘list of demands’. They didn’t seem pleased with the response, that we wanted them to call a halt to all open cast coal mining on this site!

What is really desperately needed right now is visitors to the site, whether that be for an hour or two, overnight or longer. Any support of this kind would be incredibly valuable at the moment so please pay a visit if you can – more is certainly merrier! The longer people can stay the better, but just paying a visit for an hour or two would be appreciated.

To quote one of todays visitors;

“This is fantastic! I spent an hour there today, and I wish I could spend several months or even years, out in these woods. Buzzards over head, green woodpeckers laughing, wonderful wood smoke and fresh, fresh air. And no TV! “

If that doesn't encourage you to pay a visit to the camp, then we don't know what will! Please do stop by the site if you get a chance, everyone is welcome :) Whether you can spare an hour, a day or more – it all helps! There’s plenty of space to pitch your tent and sleeping space is available for a few people if you are tent-less.

Maps and a wish list are available on the defendhuntingtonlane.wordpress.com blog

If you plan on visiting maybe you could drop us a line at defendhuntingtonlane(@)hushmail.com so we know when to expect you :)